When Seaford Cinema was set up, being part of and for the community was a core aim of the organization.

A significant proportion of the local demographic is made up of people over 65 with many living in sheltered accommodation and care homes.

We are very proud to work in partnership with Seaford Rotary Club who purchase a number of tickets for every matinee and distribute free to the older members of the community. They also arrange transport if needed.

In order to make the cinema as accessible as possible, at least two matinees are shown each season.

I’ve been on the committee since the cinema started and got involved because having seen the Ritz Cinema turn into Morrisons and other film clubs come and go, I wanted to get involved with a group of amazing enthusiastic cinema lovers.

As Film Manager my job is to produce the program of films for the three seasons. It’s a great job because I get to watch as many films as I can, and taking into consideration suggestions from our audience and the committee, I come up with a final list. We carefully consider the order in which we screen the films so that we get a good balance of the different genres. It’s also my responsibility to check the DVD release dates and source the licences.

Outside of the cinema I work part time at the University of Brighton as a technical consultant. I’m also an exhibition chemist!, which involves staging Science shows at schools and science festivals in the UK and round the world.

After retirement, I devoted a large part of my time to setting up and running a film club up in the Lake District. A demanding, but fulfilling and enjoyable experience!

Since moving to Seaford three years ago, I have enjoyed being a volunteer at the Community Cinema, and look forward to being able to help more directly as Membership Secretary and, a particular interest, being involved with the film selection committee.

My journalistic career spans print media from local newspapers to national publications, from reporting to production work to feature writing. In the course of this I have, at various times, been the editor of seven local papers and two leisure interest magazines. Recently my work has appeared in Sussex Life and The Guardian.

I love films as it does offer the means to explore different cultures, emotions and fantasies in sometimes challenging genres. I’ve been an enthusiastic volunteer since the launch of this go-ahead cinema which is bringing so much food for thought and, by its wide variety of subject, sheer pleasure, to Seaford.

I moved from rural Lincolnshire to Seaford in 2010 and have been a regular at the Community Cinema since its first season. I became a volunteer in 2014 and have thoroughly enjoyed being part of such a vibrant organisation.

I’ve always enjoyed watching a wide range of films and have been a Seaford Cinema member from the beginning, then a volunteer from 2013 – performing Front of House duties – working in the bar, selling tickets, handing out audience reaction slips. I then took on the responsibilities for sending out the newsletter, as well as updating the website – and now am the Technical Manager. This role not only covers the website, but also overseeing the audio/visual activities and future upgrades.

Screening Calendar (all films)

Recent News

Programme Postponed

We have reluctantly decided to close our cinema programme at the Barn Theatre until such a time as circumstances around the Covid 19 coronavirus change for the better. Of course, we’ll be keeping the situation under review and will observe official guidance. We will inform you when we are able to show the films remaining

Lest We Forget

To mark the centenary on November 11th 2018 of the armistice of World War One, Seaford Community Cinema was pleased to offer one of the special commemorative events that took place in the town throughout Remembrance Sunday. These included projections by Seaford-based company Filmspot featuring animated poppy sequences, rolling names and photos of local soldiers;

Pretty in Pink ooh ooh ooh

As black and bubble gum pink as a Liquorice Allsort was the colour palette in the foyer for our recent showing at the cinema of the 40th Anniversary Ultra-HD edition of Grease, made in 1978. The enduring appeal of the biggest movie musical of the 20th century proved itself all over again as a crowd